Director
Professor Tamar Hodos
Tamar is a world expert on the interactions of the ancient Greeks with cultures and communities around the Mediterranean during the Iron Age (c.1100-600 BCE). She holds degrees from Bryn Mawr College (BA), University College London (MA), and Oxford University (DPhil). She has over thirty years of fieldwork experience honed around the eastern Mediterranean and has overseen a variety of lab-based analytical studies to better understand the lived experiences of past peoples. Tamar leads on the strategic development of the AAIA. She is committed to expanding research and learning opportunities for students, early career researchers and established colleagues, and sharing the latest findings on the Hellenic world’s rich and diverse past with the wider public.
Athens Executive Officer & Archaeological Research Facilitator
Dr Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory
Lita is an active field archaeologist and researcher, and she has worked extensively in Greece, Cyprus, and Jordan. She holds degrees in Anthropology and Archaeology from the University of Sydney (BA and MPhil) and La Trobe University (PhD). At the AAIA, Lita coordinates all fieldwork and museum study permits for our researchers. She also facilitates our collaborations with Greek-based institutions. In addition, she leads on the administrative arrangements for our educational and public engagement activities in Athens.
Sydney Administrator
Brett Myers
Brett is an experienced field archaeologist with a particular interest in pre-Roman South Italy. He holds BA and MA degrees in Archaeology from the University of Sydney as well as postgraduate degrees in Museum and Heritage Studies. He coordinates our Australia-based activities, and he is the administrative lynchpin for the AAIA’s national network of Friends groups.
Athens Administrator
Panagiota Korompli
Panagiota has previously worked with organisations affiliated with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture in the undertaking of research and dissemination of ancient and modern Greek history and culture. She has also worked as a translator. She holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in English and Philosophy, and Human Resources Management. At the AAIA, she oversees hostel arrangements and supports Lita in managing the Athens side of our operations, including correspondence, finances, and the delivery of our educational and public engagement activities in Athens.
Publications Manager
Abby Robinson
Abby has years of experience in the publishing industry, having been involved in monograph and journal production for Cambridge University Press, the British Institute at Ankara, and many other academic publications. An extremely experienced field archaeologist, she has also been a member of archaeological projects in Georgia and Türkiye, and she co-directs a survey project in southwest Georgia that underlies her current University of Melbourne PhD research.